Production Leader: Womens Outerwear & Activewear

Top Dog Recruiting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Dog Recruiting is seeking a Production Manager to oversee Women’s Outerwear, Activewear, and Sportwear production in New York. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing the production calendar, and ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining cost controls.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of production experience, proven Costco process knowledge, strong garment costing skills, and excellent communication. This is an office-based, 5-days-a-week position in NYC.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of production/ sourcing experience.
• Experience working with Costco and its full process and procedures.
• Thorough garment and costing knowledge with strong factory negotiation skills.
• Well organized, with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with and cultivate relationships with cross functional teams (sales, planning, tech, fabric, design/product development, overseas vendors/factory agents and offices).
• Manage the activities of the production team adjusting to changing priorities.
• Negotiate critical dates for time and action and approval process for each style.
• Monitor and adhere to the Time and Action Calendar.
• Communicate daily with overseas and internal departments to resolve issues that could affect deliveries.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies in the production department.
• Address logistical concerns with internal departments and overseas offices, vendors, agents.
• Keep senior production team updated on issues that could impact quality or delivery.
• Communicate with all internal and external departments on issues that could affect production calendar.
• Partner with sales regarding delivery extensions as needed.
• Issuing POs to the vendors and factories.
• Create memos on shortages and overages.
• Resolve and coordinate production issues by communicating with design, Sales, and Tech Design.
• Monitor weekly WIP reports from factories /vendors.
• Review and approve shipment extensions.
• Approve vessel bookings with Import department

Skills

Production management

Vendor negotiation

Cost sheets

Communication

7+ years production experience

Job description

Top Dog Recruiting is seeking a Production Manager to oversee Women’s Outerwear, Activewear, and Sportwear production in New York. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing the production calendar, and ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining cost controls.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of production experience, proven Costco process knowledge, strong garment costing skills, and excellent communication. This is an office-based, 5-days-a-week position in NYC.